Evolution of the solar energy industry: Strategic groups and industry structure

PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2489-2498

  Susman, Gerald I ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; FINANCE; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; RAW MATERIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; TAXATION; TECHNOLOGY;

CAPACITY EXPANSION; COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES; ECONOMIES-OF-SCALE; ENERGY INDUSTRIES; FUTURE MARKET; INDUSTRY STRUCTURES; OFF GRIDS; PORTLAND; PROCESS INNOVATION; PRODUCTION CAPACITIES; STRATEGIC GROUPS; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY; TAX INCENTIVES; TECHNOLOGY CHOICES; TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

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EID: 52449119427     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599876     Document Type: Conference Paper

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